Game apparatus.



H. W. SPEYER.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. I915.

1,154,346. PatentedSept. 21, 1915.

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HUGO W. SPEYER, OF UNION TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application filed February 2, 1915. Serial No. 5,617.

To (ZZZ who? it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO W. SPEYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have in vented a certain new and useful Improvement in Game Apparatuses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a game apparatus by means of which .a considerable amount of skill may be brought into play and which is adapted to afford amusement for adults as Well as for children.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a plan of a game apparatus embodying my invention and Fi 2 a lon itudinal cave-convex shape, being composed of two bulged or convex head sections, that merge into an intermediate concave neck section. Paralleling the concave-convex contour of the plate there is formed on its upper side, an endless grooved track or raceway 2, adapted for the reception of a plurality of balls 3, three of such balls being shown. It is preferred to make the balls of different colors, so that they are readily distinguishable from each other. At a suitable point, there enters track 2, a curved groove or bypass 4, that leads into the mouth 5 of a hollow stem or tube 6, which depends from the center of plate 1. This tube 6, assumes the dual function of forming a pocket for the balls 8, and for constituting a handle by means of which the device is manipulated. Track 2, is surrounded by a paralleling end less gutter 7, which is somewhat deeper than the track, and is surrounded by a peripheral flange 8, which projects a distance above the surface of the plate, such gutter serving to catch any balls that may be spilled from the track.

In use the tube 6 is grasped by the hand, the balls are placed upon track 2, and then the device is so tilted and balanced that the balls are made to make the circuit of the track a given number of times, and are then conducted through by-pass 1 into the mouth quence, requires the display of a considerable amount of skill.

be closed by a stopper 9, so that the balls are thus confined in position when the device is not in use. This stopper is removed from the tube and stuck into an opening 10 of plate 1, so as to be out of the way when the game is to be played.

The concavo-convex shape of plate 1 shown, furnishes a peculiar sinuous course that imposes upon the operator the necessity of exercising a considerable degree of attention, in order to hold the balls to the track.

I claim:

1. A game apparatus comprising a tiltable plate, a grooved track formed on said plate, a gutter surrounding the track, a hollow stem depending from the plate, means for establishing communication be tween the track and stem, and a ball adapted to engage the track.

2. A game apparatus comprising a tiltable plate, a grooved endless track formed thereon, a gutter surrounding the track, a hollow stem depending centrally from the plate, a bypass connecting the track with the hollow stem and a ball adapted to engage the track, said hollow stem constituting conjointly a pocket for the ball and a handle for the plate,

3. A game apparatus comprising a tiltable plate having a pair of convex head sections and an intervening concave neck sec- 3 gage the track.

HUGO W. SPEYER. Witnesses:

LEONARD J. ZEHNBAM, FRANK v. BRIESEN.

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Washington, D. G,

After the balls have ,1 all been pocketed by tube 6, the latter may 

